[Shop-talk] Lathe tooling

[Jeff Scarbrough]

Seems like I've used MSC in the past for that sort of thing, but it's been
over a decade since I last shopped there.

https://www.mscdirect.com/

-- Jeff

On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM Mark Bradakis <mark at bradakis.com> wrote:

> So I am working on putting some shelves in a molded plastic garden shed.
>   The bolts I could find that fit the threaded holes in the walls were
> too long.  No problem, just whip up some spacers.  Found an old piece of
> plastic rod that just happened to have the right size hole already.
> Just need to cut it in half to make two shorter spacers.  No problem,
> I'll just chuck it in the lathe and zip through it with a parting tool.
>
> Long story short - I can not find a parting tool, or any lathe tooling
> for that matter.  I think I know where I last had that sort of stuff,
> including a multi-hundred dollar live center that fit the old LOgan just
> fine.
>
> So, where can one go online to find lathe tooling for home hobbyists?
> It has been many years since I've needed to buy any such stuff.  Any
> recommendations?  I do NOT want Amazon, please.  Grainger?
>
> mjb.
>
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